Compliment or insultCompliment

French

Joli comme un cœur

Meaning: Utterly charming or adorable.

Literally: Pretty as a heart

Origin: Traditional French expression.

More French compliments & insults

Bête comme ses pieds Really not very bright.
Avoir un poil dans la main To be incurably lazy.
Tête de linotte A scatterbrain who can't hold a thought.
Courir sur le haricot To get badly on someone's nerves.
Tu as du chien You have a certain irresistible magnetism — a je-ne-sais-quoi that draws people in.
Tu as la tête sur les épaules You're grounded, sensible, and dependable — not easily swept off course.

Explore another collection: False Friends

Words that look familiar in another language but mean something else entirely.

Pain Actually means 'bread'. The hurting kind of pain is la douleur.
Coin Actually means 'corner'. A coin you spend is une pièce.
Chance Actually means 'luck'. Bonne chance! = Good luck! For chance (probability), say une possi…

Browse all false friends →

Keep exploring

Explore all compliments & insults →